Dad John and his four year-old son, Dexter, were eating at a beachside restaurant whilst on holiday in Barmouth, Wales. Suddenly, disaster struck and Dexter started to choke on a chicken nugget. The nugget obstructed his breathing and Dexter was turning blue and became lifeless.

       Horrified John tried everything to save his little boy but did not know first aid. Luckily, two off-duty police officers were passing by the restaurant when they noticed Dexter choking and quickly came to his rescue.

       Detention Escort Officer Vincent and Emergency Response Officer Vincent calmly took control and managed to dislodge the chicken nugget from Dexter's airway.

       Dad John said: “I admit I didn't know what to do. I didn't know first aid - I was trying everything. But he was going blue and he was going limp. And then suddenly the [police] were there.

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       "They were both so super calm and so professional about it all. It was just awful, watching what was happening to Dexter but being powerless to do anything.

       "We won the lottery with these two passing by. Even though they were off-duty they didn't hesitate to help and if they had not been there I believe Dexter would have died."

       DEO Vincent and PC Vincent have both worked for West Midlands Police for 10 years and receive first aid training every year as part of their ongoing police training.

       DEO Vincent said: "[Dexter’s] dad was quite understandably, in panic-mode. He didn't know what to do. So, I stepped in and took hold of Dexter, and slapped him on the back a couple of times, but I realise now it was not hard enough."

       PC Vincent, then tried five times, but Dexter was starting to lose consciousness and going limp in his arms.

       PC Vincent added: "So I did six chest thrusts and finally the chicken nugget came out on the sixth one. The lad started to come back round quite quickly after that and my wife put him on her knee and comforted him.

       "It is the first time I have had to use my first aid skills for anything as serious as this. It just goes to show that it really does work and we are so pleased we were there and able to help."

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